At its 10th year edition, Financial Cryptography and Data Security
(FC'06) is a well established and major international forum for
research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate
regarding security in the context of finance and commerce. We will
continue last year's augmentation of the conference title and
expansion of our scope to cover all aspects of securing transactions
and systems. These aspects include a range of technical areas such as:
cryptography, payment systems, secure transaction architectures,
software systems and tools, user and operator interfaces, fraud
prevention, secure IT infrastructure, and analysis methodologies. Our
focus will also encompass financial, legal, business and policy
aspects. Material both on theoretical (fundamental) aspects of
securing systems, on secure applications and real-world deployments
will be considered.

The conference goal is to bring together top cryptographers,
data-security specialists, and scientists with economists, bankers,
implementers, and policy makers. Intimate and colorful by tradition,
the FC'06 program will feature invited talks, academic presentations,
technical demonstrations, and panel discussions. In addition, we will
celebrate this 10th year edition with a number of initiatives, such
as: especially focused session, technical and historical
state-of-the-art panels, and one session of surveys.

Original papers, surveys and presentations on all aspects of financial
and commerce security are invited. Submissions must have a visible
bearing on financial and commerce security issues, but can be
interdisciplinary in nature and need not be exclusively concerned with
cryptography or security. Possible topics for submission to the
various sessions include, but are not limited to:

Submission Instructions

Submission Categories

FC'06 is inviting submissions in four categories: (1) research
papers, (2) systems and applications presentations, (3) panel
sessions, (4) surveys. For all accepted submissions,
at least one author must attend the conference and present the work.

Research Papers

Research papers should describe novel scientific contributions to the field,
and they will be subject to rigorous peer review. Accepted submissions will be
included in the conference proceedings to be published in the Springer-Verlag
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series after the conference, so the
submissions must be formatted in the standard LNCS format (15 page limit).

Systems and Application Presentations

Submissions in this category should describe novel or successful
systems with an emphasis on secure digital commerce applications.
Presentations may concern commercial systems, academic
prototypes, or open-source projects for any of the topics listed
above. Where appropriate, software or hardware demonstrations are
encouraged as part of the presentations in these sessions.
Submissions in this category should consist of a short summary of
the work (1-6 pages in length) to be reviewed by the Program
Committee, along with a short biography of the presenters.
Accepted submissions will be presented at the conference (25
minutes per presentation), and a one-page abstract will be
published in the conference proceedings.

Panel Sessions

Proposals for panel sessions are also solicited, and should
include a brief description of the panel as well as prospective
participants. Accepted panel sessions will be presented at the
conference, and each participant will contribute a one-page
abstract to be published in the conference proceedings.

Surveys

A limited number of surveys presentations may also be included in the program.
We encourage submissions that summarize the current state of the art
on any well-defined subset of the above listed submission topics.
A limited description of visions on future directions of research in
these topics would also be appreciated. Survey submissions can be
significantly shorter than research paper submissions.

Preparation Instructions

Submissions to the research papers, systems/application presentation
categories and surveys must be received by the due date. Papers must be
formatted in standard PostScript, PDF format, or MS Word. Submissions
in other formats will be rejected. All papers must be submitted
electronically according to the instructions and forms found on this
web site and at the submission site.

Authors should provide names and affiliations at submission time, and
have the option of including or not names and affiliations in their
submitted papers, that must include on their first page the title of
the paper, the a brief abstract, and a list of topical keywords.
Accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings to
be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(LNCS) series after the conference, so the submissions must be formatted
in the standard LNCS format (15 page limit). Authors of accepted
submissions will be required to complete and sign an IFCA copyright
form. A pre-proceedings volume containing preliminary versions of the
papers will be distributed at the conference.

The Rump Session

FC'06 will also include the popular "rump session" held on one of the
evenings in an informal, social atmosphere. The rump session is a
program of short (5-7 minute), informal presentations on works in
progress, off-the-cuff ideas, and any other matters pertinent to the
conference. Any conference attendee is welcome to submit a presentation
to the Rump Session Chair (to be announced). This submission should
consist of a talk title, the name of the presenter, and, if desired, a
very brief abstract. Submissions may be sent via e-mail, or submitted
in person through the Monday of the conference.